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TRIPwire, 2 September 2021
According to media reporting on 1 September 2021, an IED concealed inside a bucket was emplaced in the courtyard of a residence in the village of Maryanovka, Buchansky District, alongside a dozen notes asking the resident to pay off a debt. The device functioned when the resident bent over to inspect the bucket. According to the Bucha District Police Department officers who responded to the scene, the IED was placed in the bucket with nails and metal objects to cause significant damage to the victim. The resident, identified as a 50-year-old man, received injuries to his legs and left eye. Police identified the attacker as a 26-year-old resident of Kiev who had a long-standing financial conflict with the victim and wanted him to pay back a debt. The investigation is ongoing.
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TRIPwire, 2 September 2021
On 31 August 2021, just before midnight, officers from the Service de Police de la Ville de Montréal (SPVM) responded to a building under construction in the Mercier-Hochelaga-Maisonneuve borough of Montreal after two improvised incendiary devices (IIDs), described as Molotov cocktails, were thrown into the building. Fire crews quickly extinguished the blaze, and most of the damage to the building was caused by the water. No injuries were reported. The investigation has been turned over to the SPVM arson squad and is ongoing.
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TRIPwire, 1 September 2021
On 30 August 2021, at approximately 0100 hours local time, Denton Police Department officers responded to a local gas station after a 32-year-old man threw an improvised incendiary device (IID), described as a Molotov cocktail, at two men sitting in their vehicle. The IID failed to function properly and fizzled on the pavement, leaving broken glass, a puddle of lighter fluid, and a fluid-soaked rag next to the victims’ vehicle. According to the suspect, the incident started when the two men in the vehicle verbally threatened him, after which he purchased materials to construct the IID. The suspect stated that the IID was going to be used as a distraction to fight the two men; however, the IID failed to function, and the two men pursued the suspect with a baseball bat while the suspect protected himself with a PVC pipe. Officers found the suspect behind the gas station building and arrested him on two charges of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. The investigation is ongoing.
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TRIPwire, 1 September 2021
On 31 August 2021, the Military Police Special Tactical Actions Group (Gate) recovered 98 IEDs in the aftermath of the 30 August armed bank robbery in the city center of Aracatuba, where criminals planted numerous IEDs, including some victim-operated IEDs (VOIEDs), throughout the city to deter authorities from following them. The 98 devices recovered included 32 devices found on a public road, 29 devices found in a truck parked in front of one of the bank branches, 18 found in one of the banks, and 19 found inside vehicles in the municipality of Bilac, in addition to 70 emulsion explosive charges found in a truck. According to the Public Security Secretariat, the Gate teams detonated approximately 100 kg [~220 lb] of remaining explosives in a landfill in the Água Branca neighborhood. According to authorities, four suspects have been arrested so far, including one who was arrested 450 km away in Campinas, northwestern São Paulo, and at least 20 people participated in the robbery. The investigation is ongoing.
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TRIPwire, 1 September 2021
On 27 August 2021, additional details were released about the 26 August explosion near Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul, in which a suicide bomber detonated a person-borne IED (PBIED), killing nearly 200 people and injuring many others, including children. The casualties included 13 U.S. service members—11 Marines, 1 sailor, and 1 soldier—who were killed in the explosion. According to the updated information, the PBIED consisted of 25 lb of undisclosed explosives loaded with fragmentation, which the bomber detonated just before he was to be searched by U.S. troops. The PBIED was described as “unusually large for a suicide vest.” ISIS-K (Khorasan) claimed responsibility for the attack.
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TRIPwire, 1 September 2021
On 29 August 2021, at approximately 0930 hours local time, local authorities responded to a main road through Leipzig after a 36-year-old man was injured when a cardboard box he picked up from the sidewalk detonated in his hands. The victim was transported to an outpatient center, where he received care for injuries to his right hand and lower abdomen. This incident is the fourth occurrence in a series of similar cases in Leipzig going back to May 2021. Authorities are investigating whether the incidents are connected. No suspects or motives have been identified, and the investigation is ongoing.
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TRIPwire, 31 August 2021
On 29 August 2021, Santa Fe Police Department officers responded to a local gas station where they discovered a trash can on fire believed to have been ignited by an improvised incendiary device (IID), described as a Molotov cocktail. A 47-year-old male suspect, who was seen pouring gasoline around the facility, was arrested and stated to authorities he was angry that the gas station “took his money.” The building received scorch marks from the blaze, as well as two broken windows. The suspect was charged with arson and criminal damage to property.
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TRIPwire, 31 August 2021
On 30 August 2021, the U.S. Attorney’s Office (USAO) for the Central District of California released new details regarding the 30 June 2021 incident in a South Los Angeles neighborhood in which a total containment vessel (TCV) and the response vehicle to which it was attached were destroyed during the disposal of 8 to 12 lb of IEDs described as homemade pyrotechnics. Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) officers responding to a tip about pyrotechnics being stored in the backyard of a 26-year-old man’s residence discovered 32,000 lb of commercial pyrotechnics on the property, and a search of the home turned up more than 140 homemade pyrotechnics constructed of cardboard paper and hobby fuse and packed with flash powder, as well as unspecified bomb-making material (BMM). The LAPD Bomb Squad determined the homemade pyrotechnics were not safe for transport and was carrying out disposal procedures inside the TCV when the detonation overcame the vessel, destroying the TCV and response vehicle; injuring 17 people, including 9 LAPD officers, 1 ATF agent, and 7 civilians; and damaging nearby homes and property. The LAPD arrested the 26-year-old male suspect, who pleaded guilty to a single count of transportation of explosives without a license. The suspect transported the explosives from out of state using rental vans and was planning on reselling them for the 4th of July weekend. The LAPD, ATF, U.S. Department of Transportation, and Office of Inspector General collaborated on the investigation.
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TRIPwire, 31 August 2021
On 30 August 2021, an IED emplaced at a police station in Cucuta detonated, injuring at least 13 people. No further details were released about the device or damage to property, though an image released to the media showed a police officer inspecting the damage caused to the police station. Cucuta, the capital of North Santander province near the border with Venezuela, is one of Colombia’s leading cocaine production areas, and several armed groups have been fighting over drug trafficking routes and coca fields.
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TRIPwire, 31 August 2021
On 31 August 2021, Saudi-led Arab coalition forces intercepted an explosive-laden unmanned aircraft system (UAS) launched by Houthis rebels to attack Abha International Airport in the southwestern part of the country. According to the Saudi-led coalition, the explosives-laden UAS was intercepted, which scattered shrapnel over the airport, injuring eight people and damaging a civilian airplane. The coalition did not elaborate on the attack or provide details about the casualties. The attack followed a similar incident at the airport 24 hours earlier, in which authorities intercepted another UAS, which scattered shrapnel around the airport but caused no reported injuries or damage. The Houthis did not claim responsibility for the attack, but the Iran-aligned group regularly fires drones and missiles into Saudi Arabia.
Views: 33Tuesday, August 31, 2021 - 16:13